What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Simply put - it is when individuals have gone through a traumatic event and are having a difficult time overcoming it. There may be flashbacks to the memory, new fears of certain activities, and an incomplete or ineffective process of healing has occurred, preventing an individual (man, woman or child) from moving on in their life.
How Do We Define Trauma?
If you do not relate to the word trauma, there are many good reasons why you may not. First of all, many have learned and/or formed an association between trauma or PTSD and the military, or a first responder (civil protectors, rescue personnel, or the medical community) - NOT as something the average person has dealt with. Although many military and first responders have, and do suffer from this, it is by no means exclusive to these individuals.
Trauma is simply defined as a deeply distressing experience or period of time.
Type "A" Trauma (or Big "T" trauma) can be overt or obvious, such as psychological, physical, emotional or sexual abuse, death or early loss, abduction, abandonment or rejection, medical illness, disease, surgeries and much more.
"B" Trauma (or Little "T" trauma) is more tricky for professionals and individuals to identify - no specific event has happened but many events that we need as humans to fully develop didn't happen: lack of parental nurture, physical, social, or financial insecurity in youth, parent-child roll reversal, nutritional lack in childhood, poor education, lack of roll models, divorce, negative peer pressure, medical procedures and much more.
Trauma is simply defined as a deeply distressing experience or period of time.
Type "A" Trauma (or Big "T" trauma) can be overt or obvious, such as psychological, physical, emotional or sexual abuse, death or early loss, abduction, abandonment or rejection, medical illness, disease, surgeries and much more.
"B" Trauma (or Little "T" trauma) is more tricky for professionals and individuals to identify - no specific event has happened but many events that we need as humans to fully develop didn't happen: lack of parental nurture, physical, social, or financial insecurity in youth, parent-child roll reversal, nutritional lack in childhood, poor education, lack of roll models, divorce, negative peer pressure, medical procedures and much more.
Can You Heal and Recover From PTSD OR CPTSD?
Recovering from PTSD and Complex PTSD is very possible! Take Hope!!
Working with Trained Therapists or Counselors, Coaches, or Religious Counselor who specialize in overcoming PTSD or CPSTD is an imperative. You are important - make sure that the individual you choose has not only helped others with PTSD - but helped individuals to overcome PTSD (the experience in training and helping individuals overcome creates the distinction.)
Working with Trained Therapists or Counselors, Coaches, or Religious Counselor who specialize in overcoming PTSD or CPSTD is an imperative. You are important - make sure that the individual you choose has not only helped others with PTSD - but helped individuals to overcome PTSD (the experience in training and helping individuals overcome creates the distinction.)
Ready to learn how to be heal and be safe being the authentic, transparent, real you?